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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Mahindra Humanities Center: Jo Guldi and David Armitage discuss The History Manifesto
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SUMMARY:Mahindra Humanities Center: Jo Guldi and David Armitage discuss The History Manifesto
DESCRIPTION:<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Speakers<br></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Jo Guldi</span></strong></span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Brown University</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">David Armitage</span></strong></span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Harvard University</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Description</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How should historians speak truth to power—and why does it matter? Why is five hundred years better than five months or five years as a planning horizon? And why is history—especially long-term history—so essential to understanding the multiple pasts which gave rise to our conflicted present? The History Manifesto is a call to arms to historians and everyone interested in the role of history in contemporary society. Leading historians Jo Guldi and David Armitage identify a recent shift back to longer-term narratives, following many decades of increasing specialization, which they argue is vital for the future of historical scholarship and how it is communicated. This provocative and thoughtful book makes an important intervention in the debate about the role of history and the humanities in a digital age. It will provoke discussion among policymakers, activists and entrepreneurs as well as ordinary listeners, viewers, readers, students and teachers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.harvard.com/event/jo_guldi_and_david_armitage/" target="_blank">Harvard Bookstore website</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">- See more at: <a href="http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/jo-guldi-and-david-armitage-discuss-emthe-history-manifestoem#sthash.N8cE2r9x.dpuf" data-url="http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/jo-guldi-and-david-armitage-discuss-emthe-history-manifestoem#sthash.N8cE2r9x.dpuf">http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/jo-guldi-and-david-armitage-discuss-emthe-history-manifestoem#sthash.N8cE2r9x.dpuf</a></span></p>
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138
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